Design a Flag
Atrium
Design your own American flag inspired by our exhibition American Icon: The US Flag in Art.

Photo Booth
Atrium
Have your picture taken with a great work of art as a party keepsake.

Art Around the Corner: Student Exhibition
At Library entrance
See original works of art by students. Through our partnership with local public schools, students engage with our collection, join in community events, and make their own art.

Quiet Area and America250 Pop-Up Library
Library
Take a break and recharge. Our Library offers quiet activities for kids and engaging resources for adults. Leaf through an exhibition catalog, browse the Library’s extensive book and image collection, and lose yourself in the stories of American art and artists

DrawTogether Strangers
Atrium | Until 3:00 p.m.
How do we see one another? Draw someone you just met, and experience portraits in a new way. Led by artist and visual storyteller Wendy MacNaughton and our Across the Nation partners.

Storytime 
Atrium | 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Let’s play together while reading aloud in English and Spanish. Our littlest visitors are invited to join us for a journey Across the USA with The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Family Yoga
Library | 10:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Move your body and be happy! Join us for a guided, 30-minute session with children’s yoga specialists from Create Calm.

Art Talk: Edward Hopper, Cape Cod Evening
Gallery E106 | 12:00 & 1:00 p.m.
Enjoy a 15-minute talk about Hopper’s 1939 painting.

Art Talk: Mary Cassatt’s Lost Mural
Library | 1:00 & 2:00 p.m.
Enjoy a 30-minute talk from National Gallery curators.

Little Art Corner
Elevator Lobby
Add colors and shapes to our coloring pages and paper mosaics. These floor-sized collaborative artworks are inspired by American art and symbols.

USA to Zine
Outside Concourse Galleries
Browse over 75 DIY artist books and magazines from across the United States. Explore the many stories that make up the American experience. Experiment with making your own zine connected to one of the 50 states.

Face Painting
Cascade Café | Until 3:00 p.m.
Get your face painted and become a work of art.

Artist Talk: Wendy MacNaughton
Auditorium | 11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Hear from artist and visual storyteller Wendy MacNaughton about her public art project, DrawTogether Strangers.

Collaborative Mural
Concourse Galleries | 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.
What links us all together? Make your mark on a collaborative mural with local artist Trap Bob.

Film Preview: West to East
Auditorium | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Watch short films about artists working in different communities across the United States in this exclusive sneak preview of our groundbreaking series.

Art Talk: Faith Ringgold, The Flag is Bleeding
American Icon exhibition, Concourse Galleries | 2:00 p.m.
In this 15-minute talk, hear about this painting from Ringgold’s The American People Series.

Starting at 11:00 a.m., unless otherwise noted

In case of rain, performances will move to the East Building.

Chalk Mural
Use chalk to create a giant mural with artists from Chalk Riot! Then, step into a work of art to have your photo taken inside a life-sized frame.

Outdoor Drawing
Tap into your creativity: make your own artwork on an outdoor easel.

Face Painting
Get your face painted and become a work of art.

Pop-Up Shop
Shop our exclusive America’s 250th collection.

Festive Food
Refuel with picnic food, specialty drinks, and gelato, available for purchase. Try our new Stars and Stripes gelato.

Performances
10:15 & 10:45 a.m.
Batalá Washington Drum Band

12:30 & 1:00 p.m.
East of the River Steel Drum Band

3:30 p.m.
Eastern High School Marching Band

DJ RBI
1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Move to the hip hop–inspired sounds of DC’s own DJ RBI.

The Washington Nationals’ Racing Presidents
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
The Racing Presidents, mascots of the Washington Nationals, make their first official visit to the National Gallery. Get a photo with George, Tom, and Abe—not to mention Screech the eagle.

Art Talk: John Wilson, Study for the Young Americans
Dear America exhibition, Gallery G26 | 12:00 & 1:00 p.m.
Enjoy a 15-minute talk about Wilson’s crayon and charcoal study.

Art and Poetry Lab
East Garden Court 
Write about belonging, democracy, and what it means to be American. Add your square to a community collage quilt with artist Anjelika Deogirikar Grossman. And craft a “found poem” with poet Thu Anh Nguyen.

Photo Booth
East Garden Court 
Have your picture taken with a great work of art and get a party keepsake.

Roblox Discovery Table
Rotunda 
Will you protect the National Gallery as a guard? Or join the Color Catchers, on a mission to capture all colors in our museum? Check out our new game Color Catch on Roblox, the world’s largest gaming platform.

Rest and Recharge
Information Room
Learn about National Gallery membership while you enjoy cold water, activities, and giveaways. 

Build and Play with LEGO
Rotunda | Until 2:00 p.m.
Build, create, and play with a master model builder from the LEGO Discovery Center of Washington, DC.

Sound Bath and Sketching
West Garden Court | 1:00, 2:00 & 3:00 p.m.
Sketch what you hear, feel, and see. This unique experience combines meditation; artmaking; sound healing; and live music with gongs, singing bowls, flutes, and drums. Guided by artists and sound healers Jeneen Piccuirro (Soul Voyage Studio) and Artis Mooney (The Boundless Life).

Art Talk: Frederic Edwin Church, Niagara
Gallery M72 | 2:00 & 3:00 p.m.
Enjoy a 15-minute talk about Church’s monumental canvas.

Art Talk: Mary Cassatt: An American in Paris
Gallery M86 | 2:00 & 3:00 p.m.
Learn about this exhibition in a 15-minute talk from our curator.

Picnic in the Garden 
Open until 8:00 p.m.
Keep the party going after hours! Refuel with picnic food and specialty drinks, available for purchase.